Today, Israel votes. The world is watching. The world is witnessing democracy in action in the tiny nation-state of the Jewish people, that is unfairly and disproportionately targeted for criticism and pressure at the United Nations, the African Union, the Arab League, and within the European Union. In its first national election since the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, Israel returns to the ballot box, demonstrating the resilience of its democratic institutions. For Africans and Indigenous peoples everywhere, #Israel and the Jewish people offer lessons that go far beyond technology and innovation. It is a nation that revived Hebrew, the ancient Indigenous language of the Jewish people, and preserved Judaism, the ancient faith deeply rooted in the Land of Israel. Israel has emerged as a global technological powerhouse while maintaining a vibrant, fiercely contested democratic tradition. Its story demonstrates how an ancient indigenous people can reclaim and revitalize their ancestral language, preserve their cultural and spiritual heritage, and build a modern nation without abandoning their historical identity. Wishing the people of Israel a peaceful and successful Election Day! @Israel @IsraelMFA @JewishChron

Eritrea’s Red Sea coastline and strategic ports could make it Israel’s next indispensable ally in the Horn of Africa. By Solomon Tanenbaum redseanexus.org/article/erit… #Eritrea #Israel @netanyahu @IDF

Lidetu Ayalew claims to oppose Abiy Ahmed, yet his rhetoric may be serving both Abiy and Eritrea’s dictator, Isaias Afwerki. By portraying Ethiopia as preparing to seize Assab, he helps Abiy project power while giving Isaias another excuse to manufacture an external threat and keep Eritreans under permanent mobilization. In opposing one man, Lidetu risks becoming a useful idiot for both. Read the full analysis at Red Sea Nexus: redseanexus.org/article/has-… #Eritrea #Ethiopia

Is Lidetu Ayalew exposing Abiy Ahmed—or inadvertently serving the interests of both Abiy and Eritrea’s dictator, Isaias Afwerki? His rhetoric about Ethiopia’s ambitions and Assab may be helping both men. My latest for Red Sea Nexus. redseanexus.org/article/has-… @Jawar_Mohammed @RArarssa @AbiyAhmedAli @mamamesay @LidetuAyalew @addisstandard

As Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, and Somalia coordinate against Addis Ababa, Somaliland offers a vital partner for security and Sea Access. The latest by Jama Ayaanle Feyte, a veteran journalist & geopolitical analyst with over a decade years of experience reporting on the Horn of Africa & the Red Sea corridor. redseanexus.org/article/ethi… @Somaalilanders @SLNTV @SomalilandChro1 @RepOfSomaliland

As the Eritrean dictator doubles down on accusing Israel of backing Abiy Ahmed’s alleged plan to seize Assab by force, Israel must clarify its position publicly and unequivocally. Failing to do so risks strengthening the very dictator whose regional alliances threaten Israeli interests. redseanexus.org/article/is-i… @netanyahu @gidonsaar

Dr. Tsegaye Ararssa dismissed #Ethiopia’s historical claim to Red Sea access, arguing that Axum’s legacy belongs to the Tigrinya/Agaiazian civilization, not the modern Ethiopian state. #Eritrea is also a country forged through Italian colonialism, but the Tigrinya have always been a maritime people. One cannot help but respect Dr. Tsegaye Ararssa for his honesty and intellectual integrity. Even the interviewer, the Tigrayan Teklay, could not bring himself to state this simple fact, despite the overwhelming evidence supporting it. @Eritrea @Ethiopia @OmnaTigray @TghatMedia @TghatMedia

Dr. Tsegaye Ararssa dismissed Ethiopia's historical claim to Red Sea access, arguing that Axum's legacy belongs to the Tigrinya/Agaiazian civilization, not the modern Ethiopian state. redseanexus.org/article/axum… @TghatMedia @RArarssa @Jawar_Mohammed @AbiyAhmedAli @TigrayUpdate @OmnaTigray @addisstandard

How Afwerki’s quest to save Ethiopia has weakened Eritrea and put its future at risk. redseanexus.org/article/afwe… #Eritrea #Ethiopia

Israel’s Stakes in the Horn of Africa Conflict Why the War Could Reshape Israel’s Strategic Position in the Red Sea and the Middle East. redseanexus.org/article/isra…

Insightful piece by @JulianPecquet on Ethiopia–Eritrea tensions, the risk of a wider regional conflict, and Marco Rubio’s remarks labeling Ethiopia’s armed domestic opposition as “separatists” and linking it to terrorism. Glad to have contributed to the discussion. theafricareport.com/433944/e… #Eritrea #Ethiopis

The US is trying to prevent a war between Addis Ababa and Asmara without addressing the internal conflict in #Ethiopia. Can it succeed? My latest @TheAfricaReport with @Sheriffb Featuring @GHabtom @MikeWoldemariam @liam_karr @_hudsonc theafricareport.com/433944/e…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has described the armed opposition groups confronting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as “separatists,” while invoking terrorism to explain Ethiopia’s security concerns. The more important question is this: if Eritrea and Egypt are backing the anti-Abiy armed opposition coalition that Washington has characterized in terms of separatism and terrorism? #Eritrea #Ethiopia